Trivia: What is the highest-pitched member of the orchestra?
Contrabassoon
French horn
Piccolo
Timpani
The correct answer is Piccolo
So why is this answer correct? : The piccolo is the smallest woodwind instrument and the highest-pitched orchestral instrument. On average, an orchestra will only feature one piccolo, but occasionally, two or more can play together. The piccolo is only 13 inches long and means “small flute” in Italian. It is also a transverse flute, meaning it is held horizontally while being played.